CORVALLIS, Ore. – May 30, 2025 – The Saint Mary’s Gaels secured a 6-4 victory over the Oregon State Beavers in the opening game of the 2025 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Regionals. The game took place at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
Saint Mary’s improved their record to 36-24 with the win, while Oregon State’s record moved to 41-13-1.
Saint Mary’s established an early lead, plating three runs in the first inning. The scoring began with an RBI single by Ryan Pierce. Castellanos, drove in a run after being walked, and Jared Mettam brought in the third run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Oregon State starting pitcher Eric Segura faced seven batters before being relieved by AJ Hutcheson.
Oregon State responded in the bottom of the third inning, scoring two runs. Gavin Turley hit a two-run home run to right center field, bringing in Aiva Arquette.
After several scoreless innings, Saint Mary’s extended their lead in the top of the seventh. With two runners on base (Ed Madrigal and Ryan Pierce), Brian Duroff hit a three-run home run to left center, increasing the Gaels’ advantage.
The Beavers fought back in the bottom of the seventh, adding two runs of their own. Trent Caraway hit a solo home run to left field. Later in the inning, Dallas Macias, who pinch ran for Jacob Krieg, advanced to third on a wild pitch and then scored on an RBI triple down the right field line by Easton Talt. This brought the score to 6-4.
Saint Mary’s held Oregon State scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings to secure the win.
Dylan Delvecchio earned the win for Saint Mary’s, improving his record to 7-3. He pitched 6.2 innings, allowing 7 hits and 4 earned runs. Daniel Gueva Castro recorded the save, his third of the season, pitching the final 2.1 innings without allowing a hit or run and striking out six. Eric Segura took the loss for Oregon State, his record falling to 8-2.
Both teams finished the game with 7 hits. Saint Mary’s left 6 runners on base, while Oregon State left 5.
Notable offensive performances included Brian Duroff’s three RBIs for Saint Mary’s, stemming from his home run. For Oregon State, Gavin Turley had two RBIs from his home run, and Easton Talt contributed an RBI with a triple.
The game lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes and was attended by 4339 spectators.
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